Couple arrested; drugs, ammunition and gun seized

A couple was taken into custody Friday after a large amount of drugs, ammunition and a gun were found in their southwest Ocala home, according to officials.

By Austin L. MillerStaff writer

A couple was taken into custody Friday after a large amount of drugs, ammunition and a gun were found in their southwest Ocala home, officials said.

Parole and Probation officers went to the residence of Allan W. Weaver Jr. and his girlfriend, Darlene Herndon, to conduct a home inspection.

Weaver, authorities said, is on felony probation for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a short barreled shotgun/machine gun/rifle that began March 8 and is slated to end March 7, 2014.

A sheriff's deputy accompanied the parole officers to the location, 5005 SW 115th Street Road, and the official noted he stayed outside with Weaver while the officers inspected the home. While they were inside, the deputy said Weaver Jr. made three attempts to enter the residence.

During the inspection, officials said, the parole officers found a gym bag that contained numerous baggies of a white, powdery substance.

The discovery was reported to the Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team, who responded to the home. Believing the items located in the bag may be drugs, agents drafted a search warrant, which a judge signed.

Agents returned with the warrant and served it at the residence.

Inside the bag was 1.3 kilograms of cocaine in numerous plastic bags, 205 grams of heroin and 1.02 kilograms of high-grade marijuana, agents said. A dresser drawer inside the master bedroom yielded 156 grams of cocaine that were concealed in socks, agents added.

A .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun and 44 rounds of ammo also were found at the residence, agents said.

Weaver, in an interview with drug agents, claimed ownership of the drugs and told agents he purchases large amounts of illegal narcotics at a time.

Aside from violating his probation, the 43-year-old Waver faces several charges, including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and trafficking in cocaine over 400 grams.

His girlfriend, also 43, was charged with being principal in trafficking cocaine over 200 grams.

Both were transported to the Marion County Jail. Herndon has since been released on $100,000 bond.